Siemens, Digium Provide IP Solution for German Insurance Group

Digium has partnered with Siemens Enterprise Communications Group or “SEN” in a bid to help organizations tightly integrate enterprise needs with the flexibility of open source in one communications ecosystem.

 

This partnership will provide organizations with the benefits of Asterisk (News - Alert) along with SEN Group's Open Communications approach and product portfolio.

 

Together the companies are offering a tailored solution for LVM Landwirtschaftlicher Versicherungsverein Munster a.G. or “LVM,” a German insurance group.

 

LVM wanted to offer its agents and local SMBs a solution that suited their unique needs while also tightly integrating with the company's corporate SEN Group telephony system.

 

The German group eventually decided to extend its existing SEN Group system with the open architecture of the Enterasys (News - Alert) network infrastructure. The decision has ensured that voice traffic is prioritized and secure.

 

Werner Schmidt, CIO of LVM said their company knows the importance of IT and understands that IP phone systems are the backbone of their business.

 

The project is being deployed through Datus AG, an experienced Digium (News - Alert) Select Partner with experience designing and implementing communications networks in Germany.

 

They also worked with Datus AG and Digium, to combine Asterisk onto the Datus indali appliance including the addition of Digium telephony interface cards and connected it with the SEN Group's OpenStage 60 phones for the agent offices.

 

This partnership also offers Asterisk dealers and developers access to the OpenStage product lines which offer a wide range of new SIP and DECT (News - Alert) SIP telephones.

 

"Our work with Digium and LVM is a true testament to our Open Communications approach, allowing us to integrate our products into any environment, including open source," said Eve Aretakis, executive vice president voice solutions and applications at SEN Group.

 

"Not only are OpenStage phones designed to help organizations improve productivity and streamline workflows, they can integrate popular open source software solutions, such as those based on Asterisk into the most-used office tool, the telephone itself. From data to the device, working with Digium, we have ensured that LVM has the security and flexibility to unify their chosen ecosystem," Aretakis said.